TWO Valleys business owners have joined forces to establish a company that bridges the gap between clearing a house and preparing it for sale or let.

Wayne Holder, a property entrepreneur with more than 30 years’ experience of property sales and lettings, and Suzy Cook, managing director of the Auction Listing Company, which sells goods online, have established the Property Clearance Partnership (PCP).

Based in Aberdare, where both Wayne and Suzy live, the PCP can help anyone who needs a house prepared for selling or letting, such as landlords who are looking to remove items left behind by tenants or clearing furniture, appliances and other household items after the death of a family member.

Established earlier this year, the PCP has partnerships in place with a number of property auction businesses and estate and letting agents.

Mr Holder said: “We researched the local market and could find no other companies that managed the full process of property clearance, disposing of its contents either by recycling or donating to Welsh charities and then offering expert professional advice on the selling or letting of the property.”

He added: “We decided to collaborate in this new venture to bridge the gap between these two enormous and sometimes daunting tasks.”

Green issues are also important to Wayne and Suzy, and as a result they are keen to make sure that whatever is removed during house clearances is not just thrown away.

“Looking after the environment is something we take very seriously, so we are using every means possible to recycle and re-use everything that we remove as part of our service,” Mrs Cook added.